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CJP demands structural fix after 65 IIT suicides in 5 years
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called for 'immediate' attention to structural problems in IITs, as student protests continue at IIT Delhi following a student's death. The CJP noted that 65 suicides…
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called for 'immediate' attention to structural problems in IITs, as student protests continue at IIT Delhi following a student's death. The CJP noted that 65 suicides have occurred across Indian Institutes of Technology in the last five years, calling the trend a 'clear structural problem.'
Student demonstrations at IIT Delhi entered their second week after the death of a student. Protesters have demanded better mental health support and more transparent grievance redressal mechanisms. The CJP expressed solidarity with the students and urged the administration to treat the issue as a systemic failure rather than isolated incidents.
Indian Opinion Analysis
In five years, IITs have recorded 65 student deaths by suicide, a toll the institutes themselves have acknowledged without a systemic public explanation. The IIT Council, the apex body of all 23 IITs, has not announced a coordinated mental health protocol beyond campus-level counselling centres. What happens next depends on whether the Human Resource Development Ministry calls a review meeting with IIT directors and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, which has drafted suicide prevention guidelines for colleges since 2022. A concrete number to watch: 65.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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